The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-27
PITCHER JOE MURPHY FAVORS
CHANGESIS THE NEW RULES.
Chadwick On the Sports Growth In
the S0uth-Order on the
Diamond.
PLATTERISG PROSPECTS OF THE
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Local and General News Notes
Cleaned Chiefly From Our
Exchanges.

warning OF lis approach. The most
eminent doctors, In the shape oil
straight laced opponents Of all classes
oil sport cannot stay Its rivages.
Manager Sneed began the season by
laying out the Syracuse combination
in the most approved manner, and
toying with the Des Moines. The lat
ter party OF visitors could easily have
been laid out, but for the hurry to
catch train and experimenting with
q Mississippi phenomenal. Five
bundled people witnessed the bur-
letque, and long and piercing wall
went up from each of them. It was
not wall Of disgust over the loss of
the game, but one OF outraged justice
and fairness. Olly fvo innings, and
they csrelessly walked through, is not
sufficient recon pense for q good and
off times hard earned half dollar.
TAcKLING WORTHY FoKMRN.
Immedia ely afssr the game Friday,
Manager Sneed and his men fl I'd in
double time for the railroad train which
was TO carry them to 81. Louis. There
they played the Browns yes.cfdiy,
again today, and also tomorrow. The
result OF yesterdays game 10 made
known in the following special TO the
APPEAL:
ct LOUIS, Mo March 26.-lho first
OF a series Of games 10 b. played by
the Browns and the Memphis CUB, Of
the Southern League, came Off here
this afternoon, and although the day
was raw and cold, attracted good at
tendance. Notwithstanding the diff
ference In the scores, both clubs play.
ed good ball and gave tho new rules
thorough test. Baker and German,
the battery Of the visitors, did most
excellent work, and Blacks catch OF
high fly was the feature OF the game.
McAleer and Pnelan also Played we'll,
and, in fact, the whole team gave q
most credltable exhibition. For the
BROWNE, Fouts pitched a great game
and Bushong caught without q passed
ball. Boyle, new player, covered
third base well, and Gleason end
WEIGH did splendid work. The fol-
lowing 10 the score
Browns...."....3 0 9 022 0 x-13
Memphis....,".0 0 5000 40 9
Runs earned Browns, 5; Memphis,
I. Two base hits-Baker, Foutz (2),
German, Doyle, Sylvester, McAleer,
Phelsn. Three base hits Gleason
(2), Comiskey, FoutE. Total bases on
hits Browne, 81 Memphis, ~. Left
on bases-BrownH, 3; Memphis, 7.
Struck out-By Foutz, 2; by German,
]. Double plays-Doyle, Brews and
Baker. Bases on called balls-OG
Gormsn, 4. Passed balls-Baker, /.
Wild pitches-Gorman 2. Time-1: 45.
Umpire Ed Cuthbert.
THE NEW RULES AGAIN.
Joe Murphy,a pitcher OF the Prickly
Ash Club, st. Louie, says with few
slight changes the new rules will be
made to 20, and make the game more
interesting. In answer 10 the ques-
ton, "Whst are the changes you re-.
fer tot" he said to q correspondent OF
the Sporting Bife:
well, in the fret pace, batter
should never be given hit for bass
on balls. The pitcher should be given
an error, but TO give batter o hit
makes everybody wait for five balls
and dest oys all incentives to good
batting, which ia tbs only thing that
makes a game lively. Under the new
rules there is no credit given for good
batting, and man may be credited
with doing the heaviest batting In
game, whereas his bat aud the ball
may not have met all day. Then, too,
l think the rules should be changed
to four balls and three strikes instead
Of five balls and four strikes, as this
makes the game drag. Again, a
catcher should hs made to catch the
last strike. IL looks too much like
baby play to see man strike at the
ball four times and then retire TO the
bench, while the catcher walks after
the ball. The play falls dead; indeed,
there Is noplay. like the rule which
makes the pitcher face the batter. For
merly a pitcher used to stand with his
back TO the batter, throw his arms into
the air, swing around with q hop, skip
and jump, and lend the ball Ia like
cannon ball without ever knowing
whether 1t was going over the plate or
straight mp against the ribs of the I'M
fortunate stick wieldsr. Toe move
ments Of some pitchers last year were
enough to make a mans hair stand on
end"
''Will you lose any Of your speed ?"
None at all. and besides, l will gain
In control, as | think every pitcher
will. With this above changes, You
may put me down as a strong advocate
OF the new rules, and those wisasores
that predict their fall will be fooled,
that's ALL"
ORDER ON THE DIAMOND.
Henry Chadwick, writing to the
Sporting Life on this important sub
ject, republishes the following, printed
printed about ten years ago:
Professional club directors ought.
above all others, to bsar in mind that
the more they do to purify their club
grounds Of the Objectionable prsc' ices
and scenes OF other public sports, and
to preserve such order and decorum
Rs will insure the attendance of ths
best classes Of our citizans aud the
patronage Of ladies, the greater The
opportunities they will possess for Do.
cuniaIy proti's from large assemblsaOs
oil the paying class OF spectators. hut
once let our ball grounds become the
duplicates Of hippodrome race courses
and confined 10 tbs patronage Of the
class Of sports Of the city who 70 in 10
win at all hszirds, and by foul means
II they cannot by fair, why, then we
may bid god bye to respectable bal
matches at once. II is in the power
OF the leading professional clubs to
remedy the evils which have of late
years crept into our game. As It is as
much for their own pecuniaty inter
ests that they should do this, as il IA
for the welfare aud permanent exist
ence Of the game at large, we shall, no
doubt, see them making en- effort to
have every contest played on the
square in every respect this season.
The National Lssgue followed this
advice, and later the American Asso.
citation. Now every League hnds II